Tracking Trump’s ever-shifting positions on the Iran war ... in his own words

2026-03-24 - 04:22

How long will the Iran war last and what are the US goals? President Donald Trump has issued a dizzying number of conflicting answers to these questions since launching the conflict three weeks ago. The stakes have risen as Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes across the Gulf after the United States and Israel started their attacks on February 28. Here, in Trump’s own words, are his shifting positions: Duration of the war March 1: “Well, we intended four to five weeks.” (To The New...